WIUJ | |
City: | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Frequency: | 102.9 MHz |
Airdate: | August 1975 |
Last Airdate: | January 31, 2020 |
Format: | Defunct (was Variety) |
Erp: | 1,500 watts |
Haat: | 435 meters (1,427 feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 70026 |
Coordinates: | 18.3572°N -64.9472°W |
Owner: | Virgin Island Youth Development Radio, Inc. |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WIUJ (102.9 FM) was a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station was owned by Virgin Island Youth Development Radio, Inc. It aired a Variety format featuring jazz, classical, and Caribbean music, plus news, current events coverage, as well as live daily broadcasts of the Virgin Islands Senate.[1]
WIUJ's studios and transmitter were located on the premises of WTJX-TV on St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.[2] WIUJ had been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since it was originally licensed.[3]
The station ceased operations on January 31, 2020, after more than 44 years on the air. Its license was cancelled February 4, 2020.